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CB ⚾️ @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 2d

The french call of the Vlad Guerrero Jr grand slam is absolutely electric

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 2d

How long till I can buy an "I'm built for this" t-shirt?

I guess they'll probably be out by tomorrow lunch.

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote for the @guardian about the best piece of advice I ever received. It was from my friend Gerry, who's 85, and it's simple: "Never lose a friend." He taught me that friendship, like exercise, is something you have to work at. Men need to learn this. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Want more friends? A better social life? Be like my 85-year-old buddy Gerry

Friendship falters due to the belief it should just happen on its own. The solution: make a conscious effort to be social

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 6d

Last summer, I traveled to Bayreuth to see the full Ring Cycle at the Festspielhaus designed by Richard Wagner. As expected, among the greatest cultural experiences I have ever had. I didn't expect to encounter the origin of contemporary popular culture. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

To see The Ring Cycle at Bayreuth is to see the origin of today’s popular culture

Each summer, Wagner’s famous opera works are performed in a theatre designed by the composer himself. His work foreshadowed how art is experienced today

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · 8d

Last week, I finished reading #TheLastElection by @andrew-yang.bsky.social & @stephenmarche.bsky.social.

Given today’s “great spiritizing” of the highest ranks of the U.S. military by Hegseth and Trump, consider yourselves forewarned.

Thoughts & quotes ⬇️.

#books #AndrewYang #StephenMarche

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 8d

Like, you mean, A Next Civil War?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Matt (The Godzilla Remix) @themattross.bsky.social · 9d

My wife has entered the chat, literally, on the Jays game.

A text exchange:

My wife: Do you think George will take his shirt off again?

Me: Yes.

My wife: We should record. For the memories.

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Angry LeiaCat 🇨🇦 @nuggs1977.bsky.social · 10d

This book is a must-read, it's brilliant and well-researched. It's also terrifyingly accurate to how the next civil war could turn based on the events that have unfolded over the past 8 months - this was written in 2022.
@stephenmarche.bsky.social

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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 11d

Highly recommend The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future by @stephenmarche.bsky.social who still somehow manages to end it on a hopeful note. It came out in 2022 and remains shockingly prescient www.cbc.ca/books/the-ne...

The Next Civil War | CBC Books

A book by Stephen Marche.

www.cbc.ca

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 13d

The word "editor" in ancient Rome meant the man who put together the gladiatorial combats in the Collisseum. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Editorship since the Roman period and Planck’s principle

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 17d

Good news: They're teaching The Next Civil War in a course in Seattle.

Bad news: The title of the course.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

‘Politics of the End’ is a Seattle U class. It could be a study of last week’s news

What's happening with the Trump administration in the wake of a tragedy is the type of event that can tip political systems into collapse, says a Seattle U professor.

www.seattletimes.com

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Canadian Curmudgeon 🍁 @cdncurmudgeon.bsky.social · 23d

Just arrived: The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future, by Stephen Marche. Thought it was relevant to read it now.

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Atul Haria (immigrant) @atulharia.bsky.social · 26d

This article by @stephenmarche.bsky.social is fantastic - it's an incredible read.
"Militia pie is delicious; the crusts are richer, flakier. I think they use lard."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The America I loved is gone

It was a nation of dreams, built for the screen. Then it shattered

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 29d

If you've ever read Christopher Andrew's monumental history of espionage, The Secret World, he sees the pattern you're describing over and over. Which is why he comes to the somewhat shocking conclusion that espionage is functionally more or less useless.

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Dr. Young-Leslie {use alt-text, humans} ElbowsUp! 🇨🇦🚲 @ethnographer.bsky.social · Sep 2

Elbows up, Canucks. The Aug 31'25 episode of CBC Radio's The Current (Matt Galloway's interview with @stephenmarche.bsky.social) is essential listening. What *does* it mean to be 🇨🇦, how *do* we embody Canadian identity in this nefarious, autocracy-leaning world?
#CDNpoli
- www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

www.cbc.ca

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Victoria Dahl/Victoria Helen Stone @victoriadahl.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m reading THE NEXT CIVIL WAR by Stephen Marche, and just the introduction is making me nauseous. We are not okay.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · Aug 22

A cogent argument by @stephenmarche.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 22

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 22

In @theguardian.com, I make the case for why Canada needs a whole society defence.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

www.theguardian.com

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ivory1.bsky.social @ivory1.bsky.social · Aug 19

"We are a young country, indeed. You can still go and interview the leading canonical figure of our national literature."

That 'leading canonical figure of our national literature,' @margaretatwood.bsky.social, gives some good lawn-care advice here.

#BookSky #CanLit 🍁📚

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 17

I wrote for the Globe and Mail about the weirdness of interviewing Margaret Atwood. She's funny as hell. She's optimistic because she feels she needs to be. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

Like all writers, Margaret Atwood is a ‘chancer’ – but she’s always optimistic

Canada’s leading author is still working, taking risks and challenging the literary institutions she rules over

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 19

A bonus episode. @margaretatwood.bsky.social, unfiltered. From Canadian nationalism to Trump, “genocide of the poor,” and the future of democracy — this is the full-length Gloves Off interview.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeAZ...

Stephen Marche & Margaret Atwood Extended Interview

YouTube video by Gloves Off with Stephen Marche

www.youtube.com

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 17

I wrote for the Globe and Mail about the weirdness of interviewing Margaret Atwood. She's funny as hell. She's optimistic because she feels she needs to be. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

Like all writers, Margaret Atwood is a ‘chancer’ – but she’s always optimistic

Canada’s leading author is still working, taking risks and challenging the literary institutions she rules over

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The Last Linda @thelastlinda.bsky.social · Aug 15

I just finished #TheNextCivilWar by @stephenmarche.bsky.social.

It took me a dispatch to get used to the format, but ultimately, the book paints the picture of an insurmountable divide. If this were a meme, Bugs Bunny already has his saw out; the only question is where to cut.

More ⬇️.

#books

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Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 14

@strombo.bsky.social and I talked about Gloves Off. This conversation rips into the myths we tell ourselves about safety, power, and who’s really got our back.

📺 Watch it now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ugz...
#Canada #Strombo #PoliticsUnplugged #USCanada #Authoritarianism

Canada vs The United States - Are we strong enough? Stephen Marche gets into it

YouTube video by The Strombo Show / House of Strombo

www.youtube.com

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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · Aug 12

Be careful if you zoom in on the image of t-shirt. True, but, as they say, NSFW. (Or to wear when crossing the border.)

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · Aug 12

Here's @MargaretAtwood in my house giving me a t-shirt. In the final episode of Gloves Off, I asked her what the title of a new dystopian novel about America would be. Her answer? "Genocide of the Poor." shows.acast.com/gloves-off

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